Can Advanced Energy Systems cope with Energy Demands of Asia, OECD-Pacific and CIS?
follow-up of the World Conference on Science and in the framework of the Volta Celebrations
Villa Olmo, Como, Italy
July 5-8, 2000

Organized by:
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
DGPCC-Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Italian Ministry of University and Scientific and Technological Research
UNESCO Venice Office (UVO), Italian National Commission for UNESCO
Landau Network-Centro Volta (LNCV)
Ente per le Nuove tecnologie, l'Energia e l'Ambiente (ENEA) 
World Information Service on Energy (WISE)-Paris
Center for Energy Policy (CEP) of Moscow
ASSOTEC-Milano
Volta Celebrations National Committee
Lombardy Region and Municipality of Como

The Forum is a consequence and a further elaboration of the topics and issues discussed in the previous UNESCO International School Forum on "Energy Security in the Third Millennium: Scientific and Technological Issues" held in Como, Italy, on May 14-16, 1998.
The main goal of the Forum is to favour far-reaching debates and critical discussions on different points of view concerning scientific and technological aspects of energy production, transmission and consumption in Asia, OECD-Pacific and CIS Countries, contemporary tackling economic, social and environmental aspects. The results and recommendations emerging will be forwarded to the ASEM Summit to be held in October 2000 in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
A parallel exhibition is planned for all the period of the Forum with panels, stands demonstrating products and models of energy industries.